Different shades of denial

Different shades of denial

Author:  Zeha Tembo I was a stubborn teenager, fact.  I remain what I prefer to describe as a strong-willed adult with firm opinions, take that as you may.  Whenever I shrugged my shoulders (which was often) – my way as a young person of saying, ‘how hard can it...
heavy lifting – you, me, them, and oppression

heavy lifting – you, me, them, and oppression

Author: Dionne St. Hill “If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.” Zora Neale Hurston They struggled to find the perfect word. In that moment, no vocabulary felt expansive enough… no expression deemed accurate—as they searched for a...
The Purge

The Purge

Author:  Judy Nkechukwu The Purge.   The Purge.  You know, the movie?  We are living it.Anxiety, Stress and Fear is really here!The Joy of the Oppressed.Soul exhaustion, compassion fatigue, frozen – simply yearning to feel!The 3 – 2 -1  Countdown; whilst...
Loneliness

Loneliness

Author: Lorraine Collins When we feel lonely, it can often come with a sense of shame. It’s as if our loneliness were a personal weakness, and we’re embarrassed of our need for connection, belonging and being understood. Loneliness is often amplified rather than...

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